I've got a neighbor who is a small-town cop. Lived by him for 30 years. He does not wear a mask.

[Midnight Writer]

Wife and kids and pets. Little ranch house by the edge of town. Guy is very active in charity work, volunteers for almost any civic cause. He has a raft of awards for his service. He started a group to train people in first aid and emergency resuscitation. He set up a drive to buy car seats for children, as well as training folks how to properly use them. He takes poor kids Christmas shopping every year, part of a program by city employees. He's at the heart of every fundraiser and civic event in town. He has been named Officer of the Year repeatedly, last year for saving an infant's live who could not breath. He beat the ambulance to the scene at a public housing unit, even though he was not dispatched, he heard the call on the radio and was close by. The baby would likely not have lived if they waited the extra minutes for the ambulance. If it snows, he helps his elderly neighbors clean their drives and walks (including mine). Last year, he saw me trying to clean my gutters, and he dropped what he was doing and came over to help me. When I was in the hospital, he took care of my lawn and watched my house, all unasked.

He has had his mailbox smashed, stolen and run over more times than I can count. He has windows in his home broken. He had his house broken into a few years back and they killed his two housecats and trashed the place. He had a "First Amendment Auditor" show up at his home last year with a camera, screaming at the house trying to get an over-reaction. He's had obscenities painted on his fence and the side of his house. Someone tore off huge sections of his vinyl siding, turned his outdoor water faucet on and left it running full blast, flattened his tires.

This is why I get so pissed off at these cos-play ICE cops with their masks. My mother taught me that if you doing something you don't want anyone to know about, then it is probably something you should not be doing. My local cop neighbor has been showing his face every day to the people he's pissed off. For decades. He does what he does and he stands up for his actions. He is a braver man than I by any measure.

These ICE goons have no integrity, no calling to serve their people or their country. They hide behind masks because they are cowards and they will not take responsibility for their actions. They are there to kick ass and make money and then scurry off to hide. they have no interest in helping or serving the public.

Why would a righteous person wear a mask every day? Are they ashamed or afraid?